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If permanent hair removal is your main goal, these are the only ways that have demonstrated in published clinical data that they can achieve permanent hair removal. How to read this chart: “A” is a good grade, “F” is a bad grade. Method cost speed pain lasting skin injury safety Professional needle unit (at salon) … Continue reading “Permanent hair removal methods compared”
Everyone has different reasons for wanting hair removal, so each of us will weigh the pros and cons of each method differently. Here are some highlights. Men Most questions I get from men are about back and chest hair. I usually recommend Waxing as the safest option. Those with lighter skin tones and dark hair … Continue reading “How to choose the best hair removal method”
Combining Basic facts For some, the best treatment involves fighting unwanted hair with several methods in combination. Description: Popular options include a temporary clearance followed by permanent method for maintenance, an antiandrogen in combination with a permanent method, or the prescription topical Vaniqa in combination with a permanent method. Advantages: Quick clearance at onset gives … Continue reading “Combining hair removal”
Permanent hair removal: effectiveness No permanent hair removal method is 100% effective in all clients If you’re seeking permanent hair removal, several permanent hair removal methods have been developed. All methods have some clients who do not seem to respond to treatment. The reason is unknown, and the exact percentages are not established. Below are … Continue reading “Best permanent hair removal methods”
X-rays for hair removal are currently banned by FDA in the US. In the first half of the 20th century, X-rays were used around the country in salons for hair removal. The results, while sometimes permanent, caused cancer, disfigurement and death in clients. While they are sometimes used in extremely limited amounts for medical eyelash … Continue reading “X-ray hair removal medical data”
Title: Our Synthetic Environment Authors: Bookchin, Murray (under the pseudonym Lewis Herber) Publisher: New York: Knopf (1962) / HarperCollins (paper) ASIN: 0060903635 (Currently out of print: available online at: Anarchist Archives) This book is by one of my favorite activists. Bookchin discusses x-ray epilation in these excerpts from Chapter 6, Radiation and Human Health. I … Continue reading “Bookchin, 1962 (x-ray epilation)”
Rosenbach, 1997 Title: Comparison of the Q-switched alexandrite (755 nm) and Q-switched Nd:YAG (1064 nm) lasers in the treatment of benign melanocytic nevi. Author: Rosenbach A, Williams CM, Alster TS Publication: Dermatol Surg 1997 Apr;23(4):239-44; discussion 244-5 PMID: 9149789, UI: 97293895 Affiliated institution: Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Cited in: … Continue reading “Rosenbach, 1997 (alex/ruby/Nd:YAG nevi)”
Nerve photo (Schuster, 1992) James Schuster is a Wisconsin dermatologist who has prepared several videos and slide presentations on hair removal. Dr. Schuster performed several controlled tests of electric tweezers to demonstrate that the devices cannot perform as claimed. The reason tweezing, waxing, laser, and electrolysis are sometimes painful is because each hair has a … Continue reading “Pain (nerve photo)”
Fitzpatrick, 1996 Title: Pulsed carbon dioxide laser resurfacing of photoaged facial skin. Authors: Fitzpatrick RE, Goldman MP, Satur NM, Tope WD Journal: Arch Dermatol 1996; 132:395-402. PMID: 8629842, UI: 96218730 Affiliated institution: Dermatology Associates of San Diego County Inc, La Jolla, CA, USA. Cited in: Almost all laser studies Fitzpatrick’s Skin Type Classification System Type … Continue reading “Fitzpatrick, 1996 (skin phototype classification)”
Sommer, 1999 Title: Facial hirsutism treated with the normal-mode ruby laser: results of a 12-month follow-up study. Authors: Sommer S, Render C, Sheehan-Dare R Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol 1999 Dec;41(6):974-9 PMID: 10570383, UI: 20040336 Affiliated institution: Leeds Dermatology Laser Centre, Department of Dermatology, Leeds General Infirmary, U.K. Fifty-one patients of skin type I to … Continue reading “Sommer, 1999 (ruby hair removal)”
